One of the last vestiges of the BSE disaster of the early 2000s in Canada will be ending now that the Japanese government has agreed to allow processed beef into the country for the first time in two decades. “Our government will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our ranchers and processors who export the finest and […] Read more
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China’s ban on Canadian beef still in place
It’s been more than a year since China imposed a ban on Canadian beef imports following a case of atypical BSE in a central Alberta cow and there are no signs as to when it might be lifted. Unlike the classic variant of the neurological disorder, which is largely connected to contaminated feed, atypical BSE […] Read more
Judge dismisses suit against feds over BSE
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an $8 billion class action lawsuit over the federal government’s handling of BSE. In a written decision in late January, Justice Paul B. Schabas said Canada was not negligent, as the plaintiffs alleged, in preventing British cattle from coming into the country between 1982 and 1990, implementing a feed […] Read more
BSE class action lawsuit dismissed
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an $8 billion class action lawsuit over the federal government’s handling of BSE. In a written decision late January, Justice Paul B. Schabas said Canada was not negligent, as the plaintiffs alleged, in preventing British cattle from coming into the country between 1982 and 1990, implementing a feed ban […] Read more
Philippines lifts BSE restrictions
WINNIPEG (Reuters) — The Philippines has lifted its suspension of Canadian beef imports, which it imposed due to detection of a cattle disease last month, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Jan. 29. Canada detected a case of BSE in December on an Alberta farm, the country’s first known BSE case in six years. The […] Read more
South Korea lifts BSE restrictions
Less than a month following South Korea suspending beef imports from Canada due to an atypical case of BSE reported in an Alberta cow, that country has lifted those restrictions. Unlike classic BSE, which is primarily linked to contaminated feed, the atypical variant occurs naturally, though rarely, in older cattle. “Great news for our cattle […] Read more
Beef industry faces challenges but consumers still buying
Canada’s beef producers can’t catch a break. The latest problem is beef import suspensions by China, South Korea and the Philippines sparked by the discovery of an atypical case of BSE found in Alberta. This setback is stacked upon problems related to the western Canadian drought, including forage shortages and high feedgrain prices. COVID-19 adds […] Read more
South Korea lifts temporary suspension of Canadian beef
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 19 (Reuters) – South Korea is lifting its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports that it imposed after Canada detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said on Wednesday. South Korea halted the shipments after Canada last month reported its first BSE case in […] Read more
BSE fallout expands
China and the Philippines are joining South Korea in responding to the atypical case of BSE found in a Ponoka County, Alta., cow last month with suspensions of Canadian beef imports. Atypical BSE is a spontaneously occurring variant of the neurological disease, which affects older cattle, unlike the classic form of BSE that is linked […] Read more
China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 10 (Reuters) – China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada’s detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a spokesperson for Canada’s agriculture department said on Monday. The moves follow an import suspension by South Korea last month, after Canada reported its […] Read more
